Glitter Bomb

Monday, 5 December 2011

I thought I would do I quick post to share this lovely video with you.

My best friend is a steward in the Royal Navy, and was deployed to Libya on the HMS Ocean from June this year. Luckily she was able to return home at the beginning of November, however the rest of her ship (including her boyfriend) faced Christmas at sea. They are now all returning this weekend, and when the ship's company heard the news that were coming home for Christmas they made this video.

We should all be really proud of all of the people in the forces, as they are doing a fantastic job and are giving up normal day to day living to represent our country.

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Ok, so this FOTD is a little different the usual FOTD posts you lovely ladies do :)

You've probably noticed that I'm not a particularly camera friendly person, I HATE posing in pictures on my own and the thought of posting pictures of my face close up makes me feel uncomfortable! I know I'm a complete loser, but I guess it's just a mixture of not being photogenic and lack of confidence!

I thought I would share (and shamelessly show off!) this picture that was taken on Thursday when I met James 'Arg' Argent from TOWIE. It was such an amazing night! My friend is a club promoter and organised for him to appear in a club where I live, so I got to meet him and have a chat with him beforehand. He is so so lovely and really shy and a bit nervous. When I took the picture he asked to have a look to make sure it was a good one, bless!

Not quite sure what's going on with my hair, looks like I have a chunk of fringe missing?! Also looking like a rabbit in headlights, good look!

Face

Bodyography Veil Foundation Primer

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B10

Benefit 'Boing' Concealer (Have decided that I HATE this concealer)

Benefit 'Get Even' Shine & Discolouration Powder in 02

Benefit Bella Bamba 3D Blusher

Eyes

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in 01 Black

Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara'

Lips

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate Moss in shade 03

I was in a major rush getting ready so could pay much attention to my eyes - black eye liner is always my fail safe in these situations!

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Velvet seems to be everywhere at the moment! It's perfect for the Christmas season, very luxurious & festive! I definitely wouldn't recommend going top to toe velvet, as you could end up looking dated, but I think a velvet dress with great accessories is an absolute must this A/W.

I picked up a few bits in town over the weekend and had a few parcels delivered so I thought I would share with all you beautiful followers!

Apologies in advance for the shoddy camera work. My camera is pretty crappy on the odd occasion when it decides to work and my photography skills are piss poor due to spending most of my GCSE photography lessons as far away from the classroom as possible! I know that blogs looks a million times better with gorgeous pictures that have been edited and I'm very jealous of you girls & guys that are that are nifty with a camera, but I'm just not that way inclined. Plus, my ex boyfriend was a photographer and once he released his inner evil the ounce of interest I had in becoming the next Ansel Adams was completely lost.

Anyway, on with the haul!

I had my hair dyed blonder recently, and my amazingly wonderful hairdresser recommended this gorgeous smelling shampoo and conditioner. It's purple and helps to tone the brassy yellowy colour that can come from dying dark hair lighter, and it really works! I've been using it for about a week and my hair has gone such a gorgeous tone and feels super soft.

Pro:voke Touch of Silver Daily Maintenance Shampoo & Conditioner

£1.99 each.

They were from my local boots pharmacy and I can't find them on their website, but you can grab them here.

Lush is one of my all time favourite shops, and I popped in to grab the Snow Fairy shower gel which is my ultimate favourite. I also went to grab my favourite toner 'Popular Toner' which has been my favourite for a while now, but I was distracted by the 'Breath of Fresh Air' toner which smells amazing and is great for dry skin like mine, perfect!

Thank you all SO much for your recommendations on foundation! I decided to take myself off to Chanel for a bit of VIP treatment. The lady in House of Fraser was so nice, and found a foundation that was exactly the right colour and coverage, I love it! I decided to go for Vitalumiere Aqua in B10. It a water based foundation so it's really great for dry skin, and it's really light but gives a flawless coverage. I'm in love, but a little worried that I'm going to find myself at the Chanel counter a little more than my bank will allow.

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua 30ml - £31

I decided to pick up some baby shampoo from Tesco to clean my make up brushes with, after reading the tutorial on Nicola's Lala Land

I also bought the Storm palette by Sleek. I've only recently discovered Sleek and I'm really in love with their eye shadows and lipsticks! Lovely and pigmented, I use my natural palette everyday and I think this one is definately going to be well used!

Now for my deliveries :) I bought the Louise Walsh brush set from Groupon at the beginninng of September and it arrived last week, not fantastic but I'm over it! It's RRP £80 and Groupon were offering it for £20 so I thought I'd snap it up! All my brushes are rubbish and usually leave hair all over my face, so I thought I'd treat myself! It's a great selection and it's really handy have them in a roll case. Fantastic quality, lovely and soft and don't shed hairs!

Then came the Avon Glazewear Silky Shine lipstick. I was looking for a lipstick to wear to my very important cabin crew interview next week (if I don't get it then I'm probably going to go into hiding for the next 6 months, so don't expect any posts!) and when I saw this on Fleur's blog I thought PERFECT! It's on sale at the moment so it's only £3!!! I got it in Coral Bliss and it's a gorgeous pinky colour, really really wearable and not sticky at all (my pet hate!).

Last but by no means least I had these two beauties through the letter box today!

My two major crushes, I was so excited! Miles Kane was the former front man of indie rock band The Rascals, and then formed The Last Shadow Puppets with Arctic Monkeys front man Alex Turner. This is his first solo album and it's AMAZING. I am really in love with his voice (I'm a sucker for scousers) and this album really does put a smile on my face.

Next up is ultimate god - Michael Buble. I can't really describe my love for the Buble, I've loved him since about 2007 and then seeing him live last year really sealed the deal. He really is in a league of his own, his voice is just incredible and melts me to the core. This album has really got me in the Christmas spirit, I don't care if it's too early!

Hope you enjoyed this! On another note, I'm sorry for not doing a Beauty Box post but I kind of feel like I've missed my chance as everyone else has put theirs up so it seems a little pointless - I always like to be one of the first ;)

P.S.

Just for those of you that don't follow me on twitter (@vicki_sweet follow me!) here's some gorgeous pictures of one of 8 cocker spaniel puppies that my Aunty's dog popped out a few weeks ago!